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The Doll
This is a story told by Ts’áts’elexwót, Elizabeth Herrling.
ó:lhstexwes
ó:lhstexwes means ‘They (were) loading it’. ‘They’ and ‘it’ are both understood from context.
Osetew skw’áy kw’eset ew p’áth’et o qelát, x̲ét’e
“‘Osetew skw’áy kw’eset ew p’áth’et o qelát”, x̲ét’e. means “‘We just couldn’t sew it (up) again”, (he) said .
qelát
Qelát means ‘again’.
skw’áy kw’eset p’áth’et
Skw’áy kw’eset p’áth’et means ‘we can’t sew (it)‘ or ‘we couldn’t sew (it)’.
skw’áy kw’es p’áth’et
Skw’áy kw’es p’áth’et is a partial (incomplete) phrase, you could translated as ‘can’t sew‘ or ‘couldn’t sew’, depending on context.
p’áth’et
P’áth’et means ‘to sew‘.
…totí:lt we stámes kw’ses slíw
…totí:lt ew stámes kw’ses slíw means ‘…to learn what (was) inside’
slíw
Slíw means ’inside‘, as in being inside a box.